Deep underground, sections of subducting plates can become locked in place. These pieces will move suddenly causing earthquakes. Which of these statements best explains why the plate becomes locked in place?

The kinetic energy of the liquid increases. hope this !

You would be correct, boiling water does disinfect contamination.    the property of disinfecting means to kill  germs, bacteria and other pathogens or contamination  that might cause an infection or cause a person to become sickly. a couple methods of disinfecting are using soap, other cleaning supplies or by simply "boiling" the contaminate.  the reason why boiling water disinfects certain attributes is because some cells cannot survive the heat and pressure.

Answeranything that donates hydrogen ions

Answerevaporation of ocean water into the atmosphere